Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 INDOLOGY, "Menon, A.G." <menon@r...> wrote: > "catir" is not a Tamil word though it is used in connection with >this specific dance form. Tamil Lexicon refers to a possible Urdu >origin, which in turn leads to a possible Persion origin as suggested >by Mr. Gupta. catir 'dance' and 'catiran2' (Shiva) are attested atleast from 7th century tEvAram, 4000 divyaprabandham, .... Appreciations for any ref.s for interactions between South and Persia in early centuries CE, Kind regards, N. Ganesan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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